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Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Ed Balls powers show to record viewing figures

The BBC is yet to announce the schedules for the live Strictly shows.

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James went on to say of Kevin and Louise Redknapp’s pairing: “I really like Louise but she is already an fantastic dancer and also was a judge on SYTYCD [So You Think You Can Dance] judging pro dancers”. I was talking to him the day before.

I’m incredibly sad about leaving the film show and it wasn’t an easy decision.

Wearing a suitably glittering shirt, Balls, 49, twisted and writhed around the 27 year-old from St Petersburg, during the first group dance.

“If she had said it was a bad idea I wouldn’t have done it but she was gung-ho for it, so if it goes wrong I’m blaming her. I’d quite like to dance to some of his favourite songs, too”, she continued. “I’ve spent a long time searching but I’ve had it with me, my whole life”.

Daisy also praised her fellow “Strictly” contestant Louis Redknapp for comforting her following Eddie’s sudden death.

“It was pretty tough and thank God I had Lou”, she continued.

Former shadow chancellor Ed is partnered up with Katya Jones, a young Russian dancer who is new to this year’s show and describes herself as “intense, fierce and fabulous”.

She explained: “In my 20s, I had the flawless body but I didn’t know what I had because I had so many insecurities”.

“I’ve always loved the show, and my grandma hasn’t missed an episode in 12 years – she’s obsessed”.

He told MPs those who raised concerns about his plans for the BBC were “leftwing luvvies”, despite a government source quoted in the Mail on Sunday saying it would be “obvious when ITV had a flagship programme they were hoping to get high ratings for and where it would be unfair for the BBC to take it on head-to-head”. You can’t not do it’.

“I don’t think I was ready before my mastectomy but that brought me down to earth and I thought, ‘Now I’ve removed a body part what more is there to be scared about?'”

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“When you know you’re doing it you’re unsure how people are going to react but overwhelmingly I’ve had people say they wish they were doing it”.

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